India Environment Portal | News, reports, documents, blogs, data, analysis on environment & development | India, South Asiahttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/en-usWed, 23 May 2018 18:30:00 +0530India 145th among 195 countries in healthcare access, quality: Lancethttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/455337/india-145th-among-195-countries-in-healthcare-access-quality-lancet/It lags behind neighbours China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan but is ahead of Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
India ranks 145th among 195 countries in terms of quality and accessibility of healthcare,Wed, 23 May 2018 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/455337/india-145th-among-195-countries-in-healthcare-access-quality-lancet/Warmer winters increasing risk of avalanches in the Himalayas, studies findhttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/454668/warmer-winters-increasing-risk-of-avalanches-in-the-himalayas-studies-find/Winters are getting warmer in northwest Himalayas, which is increasing the risk of avalanches, two new studies have found.
Winter temperatures in the northwestern Himalayas have risen by 0.65 degreesThu, 03 May 2018 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/454668/warmer-winters-increasing-risk-of-avalanches-in-the-himalayas-studies-find/Blast at India-developed hydroelectricity project in Nepal weeks before inauguration by Modihttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/454432/blast-at-india-developed-hydroelectricity-project-in-nepal-weeks-before-inauguration-by-modi/KATHMANDU: A bomb exploded today at the office of a hydroelectricity project being developed with Indian assistance in eastern Nepal, an official said, weeks before its inauguration by Prime Minister NarendraSun, 29 Apr 2018 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/454432/blast-at-india-developed-hydroelectricity-project-in-nepal-weeks-before-inauguration-by-modi/Nepal development update, April 2018http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/454160/nepal-development-update-april-2018/The Nepal Development Update is produced twice a year with the following two main aims: to report on key economic developments over the preceding months, placing them in a longer-term and global perspective;Mon, 16 Apr 2018 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/454160/nepal-development-update-april-2018/Impact of climate change finance in agriculture on the poorhttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/454224/impact-of-climate-change-finance-in-agriculture-on-the-poor/The impacts of climate change have manifested in multiple ways in the agriculture sector in Nepal, from crop losses due to severe floods, extended droughts, emergence of diseases and proliferation of pests.Tue, 10 Apr 2018 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/454224/impact-of-climate-change-finance-in-agriculture-on-the-poor/Willingness to pay for mitigating human-elephant conflict by residents of Nepalhttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/454390/willingness-to-pay-for-mitigating-human-elephant-conflict-by-residents-of-nepal/<p>Human-elephant Conflict (HEC) is a significant problem in Nepal, with approximately two-thirds of households being impacted by elephants (Elephas maximus), particularly during the winter. In additionSat, 31 Mar 2018 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/454390/willingness-to-pay-for-mitigating-human-elephant-conflict-by-residents-of-nepal/Understanding multidimensional poverty in 23 districts of Nepalhttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/454412/understanding-multidimensional-poverty-in-23-districts-of-nepal/This report demonstrates the utility of this approach by using the Nepal data to rank the relative poverty of the 23 surveyed districts and across these districts. The analysis gives some important cluesSat, 31 Mar 2018 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/454412/understanding-multidimensional-poverty-in-23-districts-of-nepal/Notes from a Nepal Village: How Rajahar farmers are adapting to climate changehttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/453233/notes-from-a-nepal-village-how-rajahar-farmers-are-adapting-to-climate-change/Rajahar, like villages in Bihar and Haryana, was selected as a “climate-smart village”, from amongst several other contenders in this drought-prone belt of the western development region in Nepal.
TheSun, 25 Mar 2018 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/453233/notes-from-a-nepal-village-how-rajahar-farmers-are-adapting-to-climate-change/Green Climate Fund handbook for Nepalhttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/453339/green-climate-fund-handbook-for-nepal/To address the need for a greater understanding of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), its processes, requirements and criteria to access and manage resources effectively, the Ministry of Finance—the NationalSun, 25 Mar 2018 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/453339/green-climate-fund-handbook-for-nepal/Socio-economic outcomes of conservation interventions in Kangchenjunga Conservation Area, Nepalhttp://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/452715/socio-economic-outcomes-of-conservation-interventions-in-kangchenjunga-conservation-area-nepal/The Kangchenjunga Conservation Area (KCA) in Eastern Nepal is home to one of Nepal’s unique and varied biodiversity, including flagship species such as the snow leopard. This study aims to quantify theThu, 08 Mar 2018 18:30:00 +0530http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/452715/socio-economic-outcomes-of-conservation-interventions-in-kangchenjunga-conservation-area-nepal/